Canton of Matour
| Former canton of Matour |
|
|---|---|
| region | Bourgogne |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Mâcon |
| main place | Matour |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 3,572 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 130.38 km² |
| Communities | 8th |
| INSEE code | 7129 |
The Canton Matour was 2015 a French constituency in Arrondissement of Mâcon , in Saône-et-Loire and the region Bourgogne . Its main town was Matour . Armand Charnay ( PS ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Département from 1998 to 2015 . The canton was 130.38 km² and had 3221 inhabitants (1999), which corresponded to a population density of 25 inhabitants per km². It was on average 426 meters above sea level , between 272 meters in Brandon and 765 meters in Montmelard.
Communities
The canton consisted of eight municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | 287 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 71055 | 71520 |
| La Chapelle-du-Mont-de-France | 186 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 71091 | 71520 |
| Dompierre-les-Ormes | 933 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 71178 | 71520 |
| Matour | 1,048 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 71289 | 71520 |
| Montagny-sur-Grosne | 113 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 71304 | 71520 |
| Montmelard | 339 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 71316 | 71520 |
| Trambly | 401 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 71546 | 71520 |
| Trivy | 269 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 71547 | 71520 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3886 | 4183 | 3757 | 3515 | 3193 | 3221 | 3563 |